WHY Education Here S****..?

People say education is the greatest power man can have in his life. With the right education provided to one, one's eye can be open up so wide that he or she can perceives people, the society,the country and the world in so many ways. With Education, we are able to appreciate why, how things around us works, with education, we can know what's the black and white of life, with education, we can catch a glimpse of how wonderful and magical knowledge can make our life each day more meaningful.

Yes,in this era most of us should have understand how essential education is, it's like your compass in life. But let me ask you one question-Do you think government schools in Malaysia provide us and our young an adequate education? My answer: No! If yes, then why majority of us oner-rely on tuition which is the first place is not necessary if the education system here is sufficient. I'm on of the victim here, having to seek help at tuition centers just so that I can score good marks for me to end up where I am now today. Well, one thing for sure, teachers in my ex-school didn't really contribute much to my success today. Most of them is my own hard work and and here I would like to thank my tuition teachers. Although they charge us with a sum of money, but at least they are doing their job so good that many of my friends are also opting for tuition to save them from failing a subjects in schools.




Here are a part of an article by Dr. Pagalavan Letchumanan, a Consultant Physician & Rheumatologist in Malaysia which i came across recently which really telling the facts and truth about our screw up education system today.

"The current crop of teachers who are joining the government schools are not interested in teaching. They see it as an ‘easy way out’. You go to university and you can’t get a job when you graduate but there’s always the teaching profession which is somewhat rewarding.
The pay is decent, and you work for only half-a-day and get a lot of leave. No one really cares about moulding the leaders of tomorrow. What I’m saying is that you can change the curriculum and the syllabus all you want but if the teachers themselves are not committed, then what is the point?
I’m not saying that every teacher is like this but most of them are. The really good ones are nearing retirement age. They grew up in a different era and had different ideals. They are dedicated towards ensuring excellence in education but their time is up.
The checks and balances in today’s education systems is highly politicised. No one actually believes that government schools can provide an adequate education for our young which is why you see our over-reliance on tuition.
If the education system is successful, the tuition centres would be the exception instead of being the norm. Have we not seen tuition centres proudly proclaiming their achievements when their students get all ‘As’ in the PMR and SPM examinations? Should not that the be the sole domain of the national schools?
As parents, we recognise that a disease has infected our education system. Most of us have no option but to continue with the government school system and hope that with tuition, our children make it to university and a better life thereafter. "

When you do not trust the government to provide your child with the education that he or she deserves, then as parents you must do what you can. Fostering ‘1Malaysia’ is not just about racial politics – it’s about putting trust in the hands of others so that your children are able to reap the same benefits as everybody else.

I find Dr.Palavan's articles very interesting, if you have the time and want to read more of his article, you can check out his blog at http://pagalavan.com


Now back to me again, if anyone of you realize why education here s****? Well that's because since the mid-eighties when politicians started to get involved education system here has been deteriorating. In the first place education should never be politicized. The sad thing is our nothing much to do-politicians decided to influence the minds of our youngsters for political gain.That is why our education system has become a butt of all the jokes of the world. Now the government came up with a lame thing about High Performance School. Based on what criteria do they select 20 tops government schools to enter their list of High School Performance? The funniest thing to me is the government is allocating annual budget of RM1mil for these schools to do whatever they want or think is necessary....WTF..sound so like bullshit to me!!! They are forking out all the tax-payer's money for unnecessary things...RM1mil is a sum of money man...they can spend it on some other more benefit stuff you know like giving RM1mil to the poor annually?? If you look closely at the High Performance School's List, look at the school's names, out of 20, 10 are boarding schools and you will see that these schools are reserving place for particular one race! Talk about 1Malaysia??!!? Bull man..!! No wonder non-Malays are shifting away from national schools.. Still thinking all the 1Malaysia thing is so great like what our dear Prime Minister consistently promoting??

This post is nothing personal, just my expression on some issues that I don't satisfied because in 3 years time, I will be joining the tax-paying Club, just like everyone who is working, so i really want my hard-earned money to be put in good use, not going down the drain or going into some other's pocket!!! Hrggghhh!!! And because part of my blood flowing in my arteries and veins is can say 25% having the Malay-gene, I'm really sad to see what our leaders of this country(the malay one) is doing, they are just taking care of one race, what about our Chinese, Indians and other races rakyat?? Don't they deserve equal care from you guys too, dear Ministers and whoever is running the country now?? To me, 1Malaysia is not just about living in Malaysia as one with other races, it's not just about sharing and knowing other cultures and religions but as a Malaysian, regardless of what race I' am, want an equal opportunities for my friend of other races too. As long this country still practices the quota system, the true meaning and purpose of 1Malaysia will never be achieved.